Sickle-blade holder.



P. ECKMAN. l .SlCKLE BLADE HOLDER.

' APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, 1915. 1,212,61 5. Patented Jan. 16,1917'.

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" :PETER ECKMAN, or GEEEEEY, COLORADO.

SICKLE-BLADE HOLDER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER ECKMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greeley, in the county of Weld, State of Colorado, haveinvented a new and useful Sickle-Blade Holder; and 1 do hereby de- Clare`the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

Thisinvention relates to an improved holder for sickle blades and thelike, and an object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthis kind for holding blades while sharpening the same on a grind stone.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a holder of this kindhaving means, whereby the grinding or sharpening of such blades may begreatly facilitated. For instance, to provide means, whereby the blademay be held at different angles or positions, and at the same timerelieve the operator of the weight of the blade, and also prevent theblade from being thrown from the grasp of the operator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder having meanswhereby the blade may be moved to different positions transversely ofthe grinding stone.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

1n the'drawingsz--Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improvedholder constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is asectional Vview .on line 2'2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view online 3-'3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more especially to the drawings 1 designates a standard, whichmay be driven into the ground as shown in Fig. 1, or in any suitableplace, and 2 denotes a bracket (which is secured at 3 to some suitablestationary support 4) having a bearing 5 to receive and hold the upperpart of said standard. Secured upon the standard by a set bolt (i is acollar 7. A double bearing member 8 is provided consisting of twosleeves 9 and 10 connected together integrally, one extending at rightangles to the other. The sleeve 9 is mounted upon the standard 1 to besupported by the collar 7, whereby the double bearing member 8Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 9, 1916. Serial No. 124,700.

may rock, the collar 7 preventing the member from moving downwardly.However, the collar may be adjusted on the standard 1 to hold' themember 8 in different positions vertically upon the standard. The sleeveor bearing 10 receives .a horizontal rod 11, which is held in saidsleeve or bearing 10 by a'set bolt 12. v

Secured 'by a set bolt 13 upon one end of the rod 11 is a sleeve 14which is constructed integral with the disk plate 15, and projectingdownwardly from the plate 15 oentrally thereof is a pin 16, which passescentrally through a second vdisk plate 17, and is provided with areduced end portion 18 to receive the washer 19 and the threaded nut 20,to hold the plate 17 upon the pin 16. Projecting in opposite directionsfrom diametrically opposite points of the disk 17 are two arms 21, andconstructed integrally with the outer portions of the arms aredownwardly extending spaced forks 22, between which and on the pins '23anti-frictional rollers 24 are mounted. Engaging between the roller 24is a transverse bar 25, the outer ends of which are provided withdownwardly extending forks 26. Mounted between the forks 26 upon pins 27are grooved pulleys 28, over which the cable 29 extends. A channel bar30 is secured in the T-shaped loops or straps 31, by means of the setscrews 32. By means of the set screw 32 the bar 30 may be held indifferent adjusted positions in said looped straps 31. The opposite endsof the cable 29 are secured at 33 to the set screws 32, therebysupporting the blade holding bar 30. The sickle or other blade 34 isarranged in the channel 35 of the holding bar 30. By tightening upon theset screw 32, the opposite flanges 36 of the blade holding bar areforced against the opposite sides of the blades, thereby holding theblade in adjusted positions in the channel of the holding bar. 1t is tobe seen that the blade may be held indierent positions by the operator,owing to the arm or rod 11 being allowed to oscillate. Moreover byloosening the nut 20, the arms 21 may be held at different anglesrelative to the rod 11. Furthermore, the bar 25 may be movedtransversely upon the rollers `24, whereby the teeth of the blade may besharpened, that is one at a time from one end of the blade' to theother. Furthermore, the blade may be' tilted downwardly or upwardly vonone end, farther than the opposite end.

The ,invention having been set forthl what is claimed as new and usefulis l. In a holder as set forth, the combination of a vertical supportand a laterally eX- tending rod swivelly mounted upon the support tooseillate horizontally, of a transversely disposed member carried by theouter end of said rod and having anti-frictional guides, a transversebar mounted movable in said guides and carrying pulleys at its outerend, a cable passing over said pulleys, and a blade carrying channel'bar conneoted to the opposite ends of said cable.

2. In a support of the kind set forth, the combination of a verticalstandard and a laterally vextending rod svvivelly mounted upon saidstandard to osoillate horizontally, means to support the lateral rodindifferent positions upon said standard, of a member Gopies of thispatentmay be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the adjustably carriedby the outer end portion of the rod, said member consisting of two disksand means for axially connecting one diskto the other, whereby one maybe held adjustablyvvit'h relation to the other, one of said disks havingoppositely extending arms provided lWith anti-friotional guides at theirouter ends7 a transverse bar movable in said guides, pulleys carried bythe outer ends of said bar, a cable passing over said pulleys and ablade receiving and holding bar connected to the opposite ends of saidcable.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FEHLER ECKMAN.

Witnesses:

E. L. HOLLAND, O. D. WIMBERLY.

@Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

